353. روى أبو هريرة رضي الله عنه أن النبي ﷺ قال: «ليس منا من لم يرحم صغيرنا، ولم يوقر كبيرنا».

353. Abu Hurayra reported that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Anyone who does not show mercy to our children nor acknowledge the right of our old people is not one of us." .

354. أخبر عبد الله بن عمرو بن العاص أنه بلغه أن النبي ﷺ قال: "من لم يرحم صغيرنا ولم يعرف حق كبيرنا فليس منا".

354. 'Abdullah ibn 'Amr ibn al-'As reported that it reached him that the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Anyone who does not show mercy to our children nor acknowledge the right of our old people is not one of us." .

355. وبهذا الإسناد عن عمرو بن شعيب.

355. The same from 'Amr ibn Shu'ayb.

356. وعن أبي أمامة نحوه.

356. The same from Abu Umama.

357. قال الأشعري: "إن من إجلال الله إجلالَ المسلمِ الشيخِ، وحاملِ القرآنِ غيرِ الغالي فيه ولا الجافي عنه، وإكرامَ السلطانِ المقسط."

357. Al-Ash'ari said, "Part of respect for Allah is to show respect to an old Muslim and to someone who knows the Qur'an, as long as he does not go to excess in it nor turn away from it, and to respect a just ruler." .

358. Same as 354.

358. Same as 354.

359. رافع بن خديج وسهل بن أبي حثمة رضي الله عنهما أخبراه أن عبد الله بن سهل ومحيصة بن مسعود أتيا خيبر، فتفرقا في النخل، فقُتل عبد الله بن سهل. فجاء عبد الرحمن بن سهل وحويصة ومحيصة ابنا مسعود إلى النبي ﷺ فتكلموا معه في صاحبهم، فبدأ عبد الرحمن، وهو أصغر القوم، فقال له النبي ﷺ: «كَبِّرْ، كَبِّرْ» (أي: ليتكلم الأكبر). فتكلموا في شأن صاحبهم، فقال النبي ﷺ: «أَتَحْلِفُونَ خَمْسِينَ يَمِينًا فَتَسْتَحِقُّونَ دَمَ صَاحِبِكُمْ؟» قالوا: يا رسول الله، أمر لم نشهده. قال: «فَتُبَرِّئُكُمْ يَهُودُ بِخَمْسِينَ يَمِينًا؟» قالوا: يا رسول الله، قوم كفار! فوداه رسول الله ﷺ من عنده.

359. Rafi' ibn Khudayj and Sahl ibn Abi Hathama reported that 'Abdullah ibn Sahl and Muhayyisa ibn Mas'ud came to Khaybar and parted when they were among the palm trees. 'Abdullah ibn Sahl was murdered. 'Abdu'r-Rahman ibn Sahl and Huwayyisa and Muhayyisa, the sons of Mas'ud came to the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, and spoke to him about their (murdered) companion. 'Abdu'r-Rahman, the youngest of those present, began to speak, but the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, "Let the oldest speak first." (or "Exalt the eldest.") They spoke about their companion and the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, asked, "Will fifty of you take an oath that you are entitled to the blood-money of your murdered man?" They replied, "Messenger of Allah, this is something which we did not see." He said, "Then will the Jews exonerate themselves by the oaths of fifty of them?" They protested, "Messenger of Allah, they are unbelievers!" So the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, himself paid his blood money."

360. عَنِ ابْنِ عُمَرَ قَالَ: قَالَ رَسُولُ اللَّهِ ﷺ: «أَخْبِرُونِي بِشَجَرَةٍ مَثَلُهَا مَثَلُ الْمُسْلِمِ، تُؤْتِي أُكُلَهَا كُلَّ حِينٍ بِإِذْنِ رَبِّهَا، وَلَا يَتَحَاتُّ وَرَقُهَا». فَوَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَةُ، وَلَمْ أُرِدِ الْكَلَامَ، لِأَنَّ أَبَا بَكْرٍ وَعُمَرَ رَضِيَ اللَّهُ عَنْهُمَا حَاضِرَانِ، فَلَمَّا لَمْ يَتَكَلَّمَا قَالَ النَّبِيُّ ﷺ: «هِيَ النَّخْلَةُ». فَلَمَّا خَرَجْتُ مَعَ أَبِي قُلْتُ: يَا أَبَتِ، وَقَعَ فِي نَفْسِي أَنَّهَا النَّخْلَةُ. قَالَ: «فَمَا مَنَعَكَ أَنْ تَتَكَلَّمَ؟ لَوْ كُنْتَ قُلْتَهَا كَانَ أَحَبَّ إِلَيَّ مِنْ كَذَا وَكَذَا». قُلْتُ: مَا مَنَعَنِي إِلَّا أَنِّي لَمْ أَرَكَ وَلَا أَبَا بَكْرٍ تَكَلَّمْتُمَا، فَكَرِهْتُ أَنْ أَتَكَلَّمَ.

360. Ibn 'Umar said, "The Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'Tell me which tree is like the Muslim? It gives fruits at all times by the permission of its Lord and its leaves do not fall.' It occurred to me that it was the palm tree, but I did not want to speak as Abu Bakr and 'Umar, may Allah be pleased with them, were both present. When they did not speak, the Prophet, may Allah bless him and grant him peace, said, 'It is the palm tree.' When I left with my father, I said, 'Father, I thought that it was the palm,.' He asked, 'What kept you from saying that? If you had said so, I would have preferred that to such-and-such.' I said, 'What kept me from doing so was that I did not see you or Abu Bakr speak, so I did not like to speak out.'"

361. حكيم بن قيس بن عاصم أنّه لما حضرت أباه الوفاةُ أوصى بنيه فقال: «اتقوا الله، واجعلوا أكبركم رئيسًا عليكم؛ فإن الناس إذا جعلوا أكبرهم رئيسًا تبعوا آباءهم، وإذا جعلوا أصغرهم رئيسًا استخفّ ذلك بهم عند أقرانهم. وعليكم بالمال فأصلحوه؛ فإنه منبهة للكريم، ويستغني به عن اللئيم. وإياكم والمسألة؛ فإنها آخر كسب الرجل. وإذا أنا مت فلا تَنُوحوا عليّ؛ فإنه لم يُنَحْ على رسول الله ﷺ. وإذا أنا مت فادفنوني في أرض لا يعلم بكر بن وائل أين أنا، فإني كنت أُغير عليهم في الجاهلية».

361. Hakim ibn Qays ibn 'Asim reported that then his father was dying. he enjoined his sons: "Fear Allah and make the oldest among you your leaders. When people make the oldest among them their leaders, they follow their fathers. When they make the youngest among them their leaders, that lowers them in the sight of their peers. You must have wealth and use it well. It is an impetus for the generous and it will make you independent of critics. Beware of asking people. It is a man's last source of earning. When I die, do not wail. There was no wailing for the Messenger of Allah, may Allah bless him and grant him peace. When I die, bury me in land where the Bakr ibn Wa'il will not know where I am died. I used to waylay on the roads in the time of the Jahiliyya."